Melbourne Camera Club

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2024-03-28 20:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Landscape (Landscape, Seascape, Urbanscape)
Judge: TBA
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight 13 March 2024
Zoom Link: published in the Weekly Newsletter

Board Meeting
2024-03-26 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-02-26 19:30 - 21:00 | VIC
The MCC Board meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Any items for the Board should be provided on the standard proposal template – link here
and emailed to secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.au

APG March meeting
2024-03-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
March meeting @ the club
Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras

Introduction to Darkroom Basics Course - 23rd March & 24th March 2024
2024-03-23 12:30 - 2024-03-24 16:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Film Developing and Printing Course – Darkroom

Guest Speaker: Luis Ascui-Photojournalism
2024-03-21 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Our guest speaker this week is Luis Accui
Luis was born in Santiago, Chile and has worked as a professional  photojournalist in Latin America, Australia, Europe, and South East Asia over  the last 27 years. In 2000, he received the Nikon Award for Photojournalism,  and through his work explored the political turmoil and changes in  Indonesia.
Formerly Photographer/Senior Sub-editor for the Reuters Global  Pictures Desk in Singapore, managing and shooting breaking news across Asia. Photographic documentary work includes Afghanistan, Cambodia, Bangladesh,  Sri Lanka, Sarajevo. A grant assisted documentation of Mayan culture in Central  America in 1994, and images of Guatemala were exhibited in Copenhagen at the  United Nations Summit for Social Development. He now operates as a full time  freelance photographer based in Melbourne.
Dont miss this opportunity.

New Members Induction
2024-03-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
There will be a tour of the club rooms as well as a description of the special interest groups, competitions, exhibitions and a Q&A.
Come along to meet other new members and learn more about making the most of your MCC membership.
Stay on and enjoy guest speaker Luis Ascui – Photojournalism

Conceptual Photography Special Interest Group Meeting
2024-03-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join us for a fun interactive session on the topic of Conceptual Photography. Newbies welcome! See the Group Page for more information.

Mid-Week Outing
2024-03-19 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Photo 2024
Details sent via mailout on 5 Mar 2024.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Digital Editing Group
2024-03-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
As the level of understanding of digital editing techniques varies enormously among members, we will aim to provide information to members at basic, intermediate and advanced levels in each meeting.
The focus is not on how to capture an image, but on what can be done with it in post-processing after downloading the images to your computer. Topics such as adjusting exposure and saturation, compositing, HDR and special effects will be just some of the areas covered. The digital editing techniques discussed will primarily be applicable to Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, however these techniques are generally transferable to many other digital editing programs.
This week we will have a look at:
Lightroom – Basic editing workflow;
Photoshop – What’s new in Feb 2024; and portrait retouching.
Topaz Photo AI – While we don’t usually look at plugins, there have been some significant changes to Topaz products which many people use.

Photowalk Community – PHOTO 2024 Melbourne CBD
2024-03-17 15:00 - 17:30 | VIC
In partnership with PHOTO 2024, join us for a Photowalk through the heart of Melbourne and immerse yourself in the beauty of PHOTO 2024 artworks and exhibitions. This photowalk, hosted by the Melbourne Camera Club, is a fantastic opportunity to capture the spirit of the festival through your eyes. We’ll walk through the city streets, stopping to appreciate a curated selection of festival artworks that will serve as a canvas for your street photography.
All photographers are welcome! Whether you shoot with a digital or film camera, mobile phone, Polaroid/Instax, or any other device, come join us. Meet like-minded people who share your love for photography.

Date: Sunday 17 March
Meeting Time: 3.00pm
Finish Time: 5.30pm approx
Meeting point: Federation Square – Meet in the Atrium
Address: Flinders Street, Melbourne
Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LT54PkC7WsqpJhYr9
If you have any questions, please email us: photowalks@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Print Competition (Club rooms only)
2024-03-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Landscape (Landscape, Seascape, Urbanscape)
Judge: TBA
Closing Date for Entries (digital upload): Midnight 13 March 2024

IWD Exhibition – Print Collection
2024-03-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

IWD Exhibition
2024-03-10 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-09 11:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

IWD Exhibition
2024-03-08 11:00 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Times to be confirmed

IWD Exhibition Launch
2024-03-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
All Members, Exhibitors and friends are warmly invited to attend the Opening Event of the MCC International Women’s Day Exhibition on Thursday 7 March at 7.30pm.
The exhibition will be officially opened by Deputy Mayor of the City of Port Phillip, Louise Crawford, and then open for general viewing on Friday 8 March, and the weekend of 9 and 10 March.

Introduction to Photography February Course 2024
2024-03-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-02-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Introduction to Photography – Enrolments Open

Mid-Week Outing
2024-03-05 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Converging Lines – Architectural, Melb CBD
Details were sent via mailout on 20th Feb 2024.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Portrait Group
2024-03-04 19:00 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
This is the monthly meeting of the Portrait Group – first Monday of each month. An excellent chance to practice portrait photography skills, learn about studio lighting and grow your portfolio.
The meeting is a practical photography session. We use flash lighting in a studio setting. We will have 2 sets operating and 2-3 models, so there will be ample opportunity to shoot.
Open to all MCC members (and visitors may attend up to 2 sessions).
If you want to shoot, please bring:

your camera (with a standard hot shoe on top for the flash trigger)
$10 for a shooters licence.

Please come along at 7pm to help set up. We start shooting at 8pm, and stop when the models say they’ve had enough (typically 2-3 hours).
Please remember that after the shoot you are required to send some photos back for the models. (See https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/interest-groups/portrait-group/portrait-image-returns/)

Introduction to Photography Workshop
2024-03-03 09:30 - 12:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Introduction to Darkroom Basics Course 2nd & 3rd March 2024
2024-03-02 12:30 - 2024-03-03 16:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

MCC Lighting group - street shoot with a model
2024-03-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join us at the MCC where we will venture out into the nearby streets & lanes with a model and explore street lighting opportunities

Guest Speaker: Rebecca Croft-Illustrationist
2024-02-29 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Rebecca Croft, an AIPP Australian Creative Photographer of the Year winner, will showcase her Wild series of photographic prints to the Melbourne Camera Club. The Wild series is a narrative of portraits that honour animals by telling their unique stories. The series was exhibited at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2023. Rebecca will share the concept behind the Wild Series and explain her process of digital composition and idealized backgrounds.
Rebecca also invites our members to bring in their images for critique or help with digital compositing.
Please check out her website at rebeccacroft.com.au to see more of Rebecca’s work.

IWD Exhibition – Print Drop Off
2024-02-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Western Steampunk Themed Workshop with Julie Powell
2024-02-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The workshop will feature models in elaborate Steampunk costumes, providing participants with unique and visually stunning subjects for their photography.
The workshop will be set in and around our own Victorian-era building, with its many architectural features enhanced by industrial staging , lighting and other elements from the era.
What you can expect to experience
Costumes , Characters , Lighting , Smoke and props reminiscent of the industrial age.

APG February meeting
2024-02-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
February meeting @ the club
Guest speaker Paul Marsland: Shooting 8x10 colour and making colour prints In my home darkroom
Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.

Nature Outing
2024-02-25 10:00 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Nature Outing to Western Treatment Plant
